Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 2037 days newer than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-9590 - 149 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than FX-9590 - $180.12 vs $298.02
- Up to 50% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than FX-9590 - $1.21 vs $2.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 95 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 8 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$180.12
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
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Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 220 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |